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Georgetown Campus Ministry dedicated a week of service to those affected by the LA wildfires and offered resources to students affected during the week of Jan. 15. (Georgetown University)

Campus Ministry Dedicated Services to Those Affected by California Wildfires

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Georgetown University Campus Ministry dedicated services throughout the week of Jan. 15 to those affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, Calif., urging students to support one another. Multiple wildfires...

The Georgetown University Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice hosted poets Eduardo C. Corral and Tyree Daye for a poetry reading and discussion, where they talked about their process and shared advice to young writers, at Riggs Library on January 11.

Poets Dispense Advice, Detail Humanity in Work

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Events Desk Editor January 24, 2025

Two poets imparted their perspectives on the messiness of the human experience and dispensed career advice to young writers through a poetry reading event in Georgetown University’s Riggs Library on...

Two new student-curated exhibitions featuring paintings exploring communist China and photographs from university archives launched in the Georgetown University Art Galleries in the Edmund A. Walsh building Jan. 17, which aims to examine how art reflects both contemporary issues and Georgetown’s values.

GU Art Galleries Open Chinese Painting, GU Photography Exhibitions

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 24, 2025

The Georgetown University Art Galleries launched two new student-curated exhibitions in the Edmund A. Walsh building Jan. 17, featuring paintings exploring communist China and photographs from university...

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) opened an academic location in Jakarta with a focus on issues affecting the Global South, serving regional international affairs professionals and main campus graduate students.

SFS Launches Jakarta-Based Graduate Programs

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor January 23, 2025

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (SFS) launched an academic location in Jakarta serving mid-career professionals in the Asia-Pacific region and main campus graduate students. Georgetown...

Georgetown University graduate Shaun Ho (SFS ’20) and current senior Harry Yang (SFS ’25) received the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, an award that funds one year of postgraduate study in China, the organization announced Jan. 15, making the students the 15th and 16th Georgetown affiliates to win the scholarship.

GU Student, Graduate Win Prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship

By Lena Maillet, Special to the Hoya January 23, 2025

Two Hoyas received the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, an award that funds one year of postgraduate study in China, the organization announced Jan. 15. Georgetown University graduate Shaun Ho (SFS...

Eight teams at Bark Tank, Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s annual startup pitch competition dedicated to unique social impact ventures, received $150,000 between them Jan. 22, awarded by a panel of judges consisting of faculty, staff and entrepreneurs.

GU Student Entrepreneurs Win $150,000 in Bark Tank Competition

By Pritika Patel, Special to the Hoya January 23, 2025

Georgetown Entrepreneurship, an affiliate of the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business that seeks to foster experiential learning and training, awarded $150,000 across eight teams at Bark...

The third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics, at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy was announced by the university Jan. 14.

McCourt Welcomes Tech & Public Policy Fellows

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 23, 2025

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy announced its third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics,...

GU students joined thousands outside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to watch Donald Trump be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. / Courtesy of Due Rajrochsombat

Thousands Endure the Cold for Trump’s Return to Presidency

By Michael Scime, Senior Multimedia Editor January 23, 2025

Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, marking just the second time in U.S. history that a president will serve two non-consecutive terms.  Trump,...

Thousands of demonstrators, including at least 100 Georgetown students, marched at the People’s March in Washington, D.C., to advocate for women’s reproductive rights, racial justice and other progressive causes on Jan. 18 in response to President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

GU Students Join People’s March Protesting Incoming Trump Administration

By Ajani Stella and Shira Oz January 23, 2025

Georgetown University students marched alongside thousands of protestors at the People’s March in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18 to advocate for women’s reproductive rights, racial justice and other progressive...

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) held an event Jan. 16 celebrating the 25th anniversary of a United Nations (UN) resolution advancing gender-based justice during armed conflict, featuring panels and speeches from government and nonprofit leaders.

Institute for Women, Peace and Security Commemorates Anniversary of United Nations Peacemaking Framework

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 22, 2025

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) celebrated the 25th anniversary of a United Nations (UN) resolution advancing gender-based justice during times of conflict at an event Jan....

Courtesy of Georgetown University | A Georgetown University graduate who runs programs on just peace throughout Africa advocated nonviolent action and rule of law initiatives as two related parts of peacebuilding at an event Jan. 10.

GU Graduate Advocates for Nonviolent Action, Rule of Law Programs Abroad

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 17, 2025

A Georgetown University graduate and peace practitioner highlighted his experience on nonviolent action and civil rights programs in Africa at a Jan. 10 event hosted by the Georgetown University master...

Washington, D.C. government was granted jurisdiction to revitalize the Robert. F. Kennedy (RFK) campus after new federal legislation was signed Jan. 6, which would bring the Washington Commanders back to D.C.

RFK Stadium Redevelopment Act Sparks Debate, Excitement Over Community Impact

By Shira Oz, City Desk Editor January 17, 2025

President Joe Biden signed legislation Jan. 6 to repurpose and redevelop the 174-acre Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium site in Washington, D.C., resulting in differing views of the redevelopment’s...

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